Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-20
BACK AGAIN.
President Cleveland Given a Rousing
Welcome at the Home of His Boyhood.
in the Course OF which he Delivers a
Speech.
FAYETTEVILLE. n. Y. july 10.

FAYETTEVILLE, n. Y, July 10.
President Cleveland and party left Cszeno
via at 9. 45 A. NJ. and arrived here soon after
At ~ % public reception in Clinton Park
began. The village was gaiy decorated
| csnnons doomed, bands played. and gres,
| crowd had assembled. At one o'clock more
than thousand of the people present had
not shaken the Presidents hand and to salts
fy their disappointment he made a short
speech as follows:
my friends see that it is impossible in
the short space allotted to shake all by the
hands, and am unwilling to leave you with
out giving some recognition to all. | sm un-
changed today so far as my feeling is con
cerned toward the people of Fayetteville,
and it is with extreme gratitude am with
you. | find myself in place above all 9TH
ers dear to me at the present time. II was
here that enjoyed every pleasure, sport and
psstime of my boyhood. Very many of the
friends of that time are dead. was remind
ed today Of number of deaths on the north
side of your principal stseet between the
bridge and the street on which | used to turn
down to the old parsonage, and / was aston
ished. Among those who are gone whom |
can recall, are Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. Parker, Mr..
Gillett, the McVickers, Mardens, Palmer,
Edwards, Noble, the Hurds, Flint and many
others. Among other things that recall are
scenes and incidents of my boyhood beside
the dead. l remember the green lake and
the fish that tried to catch and never caught
and which suppose are there today. Yes.
and remember the story of the panther seen
on the shore and how scared | was, but |
have heard so much howling for the past tive
years that do not think the panther would
frlghien me now. could tell some of the
old residents of Fayetteville who took off
their front gates forty years ago. l mention
this thing as since have been in Washing
ton have been accused of so many crimes
that the taking off of a gate seems to be al
most virtue. l received my first rudiments
of education in Fayetteville, and these with
the Sunday school and its religious Influences
are all brought back fresh to my mind. All
these remembrances have gone with me
through every station of life. 1t is pleas
ure to recall, in retrospection, Fayettville
and those days, so many years ago, are the
frmest and pleassntest memories that my
MUD dwells upon. have taken you and
your village OF Fayetteville with me. You
are part of this administration. | have been
bad truant but ask you to keep an eye on
me. | promise to perform my duties so as
to receive the appreciation of the people of
Fayetteville, my oldest aud best friends"
w ltl tulS ITeslueut CleVeldnu Ddue Dls
his hearers adieu. The crowd was not salts
fed however and there were loud cries for
Secretary Fairchlld. He stepped forward
and said
Friends and neighbors of Fayetteville.
thank you very much for remembering me
on this day SO fraught with interest to you,
when you have here with you such distin
guishe citizen and friend VINO has con
ferred so much honor on this town. | thiLk
that as time goes past you will all feel the
more proud of him. thank you for men
tioning my name in such presence and such Il
time"
1t required some time for the police tc dis
perse the crowd to allow the President aud
his friends to reach the carriages. Dinner
had been arranged at l 80 p NJ at the Presi
dents sisters out it was passed that hour
when the party reached the house. After
dinner the President visited quietly with
MIR. Hoyt. The visitors arranged to leave
for Cazenovia at 3 o'clock.